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Fracking Decision Stalled As State Sits On Health Department Report


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Christopher Robbins

Published Feb 13, 2013

Modified Feb 13, 2013


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A hydrofracking operation in West Virginia
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Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.

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